7. Apollo was the only god who wore laurel leaves. Some say other gods wore these leaves, meaning to celebrate victory. But many say that this is an inaccurate statement that Apollo was in fact the only god who wore these. http://www.lilithgallery.com/library/greek/Apollo.html
8. Apollo once loved a nymph named Daphine, she fled from him and was transformed into
a laurel tree. Some still don't know why that had happened to this day
9. Hyakinthos was a young Spartan prince loved by the gods. One day he and Apollo were playing a game of discus and the western winds grew jealous and blew the discus causing it to hit Hyakinthos in the head, killing him. Apollo then transformed his dying body into a flower. http://www.lilithgallery.com/library/greek/Apollo.html
Apollo, The Great.
10. Apollo has had more male lovers than all the greek gods combined!
I chose my color red, because Apollo is known for his many love affairs with men and women. And orange is the complementary color because he loves music, and when I think of music I think of bright colors such as red.
Top 10 Facts!
1. Born in Delos, a holy sanctuary.
http://www.theoi.com/Olympios/Apollon.html
2. Mother: Leto, she is known for conceiving Apollo and Artemis.
http://www.theoi.com/Olympios/Apollon.html
3. Son of Zeus, god of the gods, and his twin is Artemis, goddess of the hunt.
http://www.theoi.com/Olympios/Apollon.html
4. Apollo killed Phokian a giant who had assaulted Leto. He dispatched the giant with his
golden sword.
http://www.theoi.com/Olympios/Apollon.html
5. Apollo can be also known as "Pythian" because he killed the giant Python.
http://www.theoi.com/Olympios/Apollon.html
6. His arrows can cause illness and yet the same time he is revered as a healer.
In the story Odysseus, the father of Chrysis prayed to Apollo in hoping to avenge
Archilles, Apollo listened to this and used his arrows to kill his men.
http://www.lilithgallery.com/library/greek/Apollo.html
7. Apollo was the only god who wore laurel leaves. Some say other gods wore these leaves,
meaning to celebrate victory. But many say that this is an inaccurate statement that Apollo was in
fact the only god who wore these.
http://www.lilithgallery.com/library/greek/Apollo.html
8. Apollo once loved a nymph named Daphine, she fled from him and was transformed into
a laurel tree. Some still don't know why that had happened to this day
http://www.theoi.com/Olympios/Apollon.html
9. Hyakinthos was a young Spartan prince loved by the gods. One day he and Apollo
were playing a game of discus and the western winds grew jealous and blew the
discus causing it to hit Hyakinthos in the head, killing him. Apollo then transformed
his dying body into a flower.
http://www.lilithgallery.com/library/greek/Apollo.html
10. Apollo has had more male lovers than all the greek gods combined!
http://www.lilithgallery.com/library/greek/Apollo.html
Kaitlyn Grimm's Apollo Dramatic Writing
I chose my color red, because Apollo is known for his many love affairs with men and women. And orange is the complementary color because he loves music, and when I think of music I think of bright colors such as red.